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Prayer and Fasting

August 30, 2016
Length: 9:38

This week Fr. Gabriel explores the possible meaning of the additional verse, often left out of English Bibles, in which Jesus says that the particular demon in the child is only exorcised with "prayer and fasting." What could this have meant in the context of his ministry with the disciples? What can it mean for us today? (Matthew 17:9-16)

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